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Prep football
Locals
gear up
for Shrine
game
By BRETT KANE
East Oregonian
Three local athletes will repre-
sent their schools at the 66th annual
East-West Shrine All-Star Football
Game this Saturday in Baker City.
Brett Speed, quarterback for the
Weston-McE-
wen
Tiger-
Scots, Wyatt
Steagall,
offensive back
for the Hep-
pner
Mus-
tangs,
and
Chris Weinke,
receiver
for
Weinke
the Pilot Rock
Rockets, have
been selected
by
their
coaches and
athletic board
members to
represent their
schools
due
to their excel-
lence in per-
Steagall
formance,
work ethic and
leadership.
Each player
is a newly
graduated
high
school
senior
from
the 1A to 4A
classifications.
The game,
Speed
which is every
first Saturday in August, benefits
the Shriners Hospital for Children
in Portland. The game is the big-
gest fundraiser in support of the
hospital.
Last weekend, players toured
the hospital to get a glimpse of
the facility and who they’re play-
ing for. They were shown the med-
ical procedures that the children go
through on a daily basis and given
a tour of the building.
“It was quite amazing,” said
Steagall, 18, who played for Hep-
pner’s varsity team during his
junior and senior years. “The doc-
tors really displayed a great deal
of passion and hard work making
those kids’ lives normal again.”
The Shriners Game slogan is
“Strong Legs Run So Weak Legs
May Walk.” Auctions in support of
the hospital will take place through-
out Saturday afternoon. A parade
will start 11 a.m., and the kickoff
is at 7 p.m. at Baker High School.
The game will also be televised
afterwards on ROOT Sports Net-
work. Broadcast schedules can be
found on the East-West Shriners
website.
“I have to admit, I’m a little ner-
vous,” Steagall said. He finished
off last season with 53 tackles, 20
tackles-for-losses, and 12 sacks.
He was also on the first team in the
all-Columbia Basin Conference.
“I hope to see both sides grow as
a team, play hard, and realize the
value and great honor we can all
take from this experience. I’m
proud to represent my home town,
my community, and my coaches
and teammates.”
Beau Wolters, defensive back
for Heppner, and Justin Keeney,
defensive back for Stanfield, were
selected as alternates for the game.
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Seattle Mariners’ Dee Gordon looks up after being picked off by the Houston Astros at first base during the third inning.
Mariners come up short
New acquire Duke
gives up late HR
By TIM BOOTH
AP Sports Writer
S
EATTLE — Evan Gattis
hit a two-run home run
to put Houston ahead,
Josh Reddick capped it with
a two-run shot in the ninth
inning, and the Astros snapped
a five-game losing streak with
a 5-2 win over the Seattle Mar-
iners on Tuesday night.
Gattis’ 21st home run of the
season came in the sixth off
Seattle starter Mike Leake and
snapped a 1-1 tie. Leake left a
breaking ball in the middle of
the plate and Gattis clubbed it
over the left field fence to put
the Astros in front.
Reddick greeted new Seat-
tle reliever Zach Duke with a
shot to deep right-center field
in the ninth. It was the first
home run allowed this season
by Duke, who was acquired in
a trade with Minnesota.
Charlie Morton (12-2)
struck out eight and didn’t
allow Seattle to put together a
sustained rally in earning his
12th victory. Seattle’s offense
was limited to Jean Segu-
ra’s solo home run and Mitch
Haniger’s RBI single. Mor-
ton was pulled after the sixth,
despite giving up just two runs
and throwing 90 pitches. The
sixth inning was the only time
Seattle had multiple runners
on base and Morton got out of
the jam after Haniger’s single
by getting Chris Hermann to
ground out with two runners
on.
Hector Rondon pitched the
ninth for his 10th save.
Leake (8-7) escaped a
AP Photo/Mike Carlson
Seattle Mariners traded for Marlins’ Cameron Maybin.
Mariners make outfield upgrade
getting Maybin from Marlins
SEATTLE (AP) — Jerry
Dipoto thought he was done
making deals a day before the
non-waiver trade deadline after
remodeling the Seattle Mariners
bullpen.
The Mariners’ ever-ac-
tive baseball boss just couldn’t
help himself when an outfield
upgrade became available.
Seattle acquired outfielder
Cameron Maybin from the
Miami Marlins on Tuesday, giv-
ing the Mariners a boost going
into the final two months of the
regular season. Seattle landed
Maybin in exchange for minor
league infielder Bryson Brig-
man and international bonus
pool allotment.
Dipoto said he first had dis-
cussions with the Marlins about
Maybin about two weeks ago,
but it took the non-waiver trade
deadline to get a deal finalized.
“He fits into the theme of
what we’re doing and adds bet-
ter balance to our club. And the
experience of a guy who has
been through it as long as Cam
has doesn’t hurt,” Dipoto said.
Center field was the one
obvious position where Seat-
tle could use an upgrade. Since
moving Dee Gordon to second
base, Guillermo Heredia has
seen the majority of the time
in center. And while Heredia is
outstanding defensively, his bat
hasn’t provided much to Seat-
tle’s lineup. Heredia is hitting
.229 with a .314 on-base per-
centage and 22 runs scored.
Heredia was batting .302 on
May 29, but his average has
taken a nosedive. In the past 51
games played, Heredia is hitting
just .184. Maybin has been the
opposite offensively. Maybin is
batting .251 with three homers
and 20 RBIs in 99 games this
season, but he’s batting .329
with a .912 OPS since June 29.
The Mariners are the seventh
team for the 12-year veteran,
who has a $3.25 million, one-
year contract. Maybin also has
postseason experience, play-
ing in the World Series last year
with Houston.
bases loaded jam in the fourth
inning, but couldn’t avoid giv-
ing up a run in the fifth. Leake
left a 0-2 pitch to Reddick in
the middle of the plate and his
two-out single scored Tony
Kemp. Gattis added his homer
an inning later.
Leake allowed eight hits
and struck out four. He allowed
three earned runs or more for
just the fourth time in his past
13 starts.
Segura’s homer was his
eighth of the season and Han-
iger was in a 2-for-26 skid
before his RBI single.
INJURY CONCERN
As if the Astros needed
more injury concerns, out-
fielder George Springer left
the game in the second inning
with left shoulder soreness.
Springer fell awkwardly on
the shoulder making a diving
attempt to stop Denard Span’s
triple in the first inning. He
was replaced by Kyle Tucker.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Mariners: LHP Roneis
Elias was placed on the 10-day
DL with a strained left tri-
ceps. Manager Scott Servais
said Elias felt the arm start to
bother him last weekend in
Anaheim and an MRI revealed
the strain.
UP NEXT
Astros: Dallas Keuchel
(8-9) has gone 5-1 with a 2.16
ERA over his past eight starts.
He had won five straight before
losing to Texas in his last start.
Mariners: Wade LeB-
lanc (6-1) looks to continue
his career-best season. LeB-
lanc got a no decision in his
last start against the Angels.
He’s made one start this sea-
son against the Astros, allow-
ing three runs in four innings
in a no decision in June.
Trade tornado reshuffles races on deadline day
By BEN WALKER
AP Baseball Writer
For Brian Dozier, getting
traded meant a dash to the air-
port and a long trip to Dodger
Stadium. For Jake Diekman, it
was a lot easier — he simply
rode the bullpen cart from one
clubhouse to the other at Chase
Field.
Chris Archer,
Jonathan
Schoop and a bunch of relievers
moved on deadline day, a flurry
of 15 swaps Tuesday before
time ran out to make deals with-
out waivers.
The trade market kept spin-
ning at a dizzying pace. Every
team except San Francisco
made at least one deal since the
All-Star Game, with Tampa Bay
swinging seven.
Archer, a two-time All-Star,
hugged teammates at Tropi-
cana Field before heading to
Pittsburgh. He is 3-5 with a
4.31 ERA in 17 starts this sea-
son, and joins a Pirates club that
has pushed back into the play-
See TRADES/2B
Sports shorts
KeyArena renovation
to cost more than
originally expected
SEATTLE (AP) — Renovat-
ing KeyArena will cost $100 mil-
lion more than previously expected
as project leaders attempt to make
it fully ready for an expected NHL
franchise and possibly a future
NBA team.
Oak View Group announced
Tuesday it had selected Skanska
and AECOM Hunt to partner
together as the general contractor
for the $700 million project.
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
NBA strikes deal with MGM Resorts
NEW YORK (AP) — The
NBA and WNBA will now share
official data with MGM Resorts
International, a major win for
the leagues as they prepare for
the anticipated growth of sports
betting across the country.
The Las Vegas-based casino
giant will pay the NBA for
that data to use in determining
outcomes of various bets. The
NBA’s stance has been that
getting accurate stats to bettors
is critical so players know what
they’re betting on and so casinos
will know when to pay out, and
MGM Resorts is the first casino
to make an arrangement with the
league for those numbers.
Terms of the deal announced
Tuesday were not disclosed,
other than it’s a multiyear
arrangement.
“I know the value of data,”
MGM chairman and CEO James
Murren said.
NBA commissioner
Adam Silver
1936 — The Berlin Olympics
begin, with Adolf Hitler presiding
over the opening ceremony.
1945 — New York’s Mel Ott
hits his 500th home run. Only
Babe Ruth with 714 and Jimmie
Foxx with 527 have more.
1972 — Nate Colbert of the
San Diego Padres drives in 13
runs in a doubleheader.
1994 — Baltimore’s Cal Rip-
ken becomes the second major
leaguer to play 2,000 straight
games.
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